In an interview with the
Daily Times Herald of Carroll, Iowa, the former
Secretary of State said that selfies have made campaigning
in large crowds much more difficult for her because
she can't do meet-and-greets without being overwhelmed by
selfie requests.

"This whole phenomenon of everybody carrying around their cameras
does interfere, not so much in a smaller group like this," she
said of being amid a crowd of about 80 in Caroll.

"But in a bigger group like we were in Ames, people, all they
wanted was their pictures," Clinton said. "I didn’t get the
quality of interaction that I got right here because the group
was smaller."

Though Clinton said the percentage of people asking important
questions seems to have dipped slightly in recent years,
she denied that the selfie culture has dramatically reduced
quality interactions with voters overall.

"For younger people, it’s as important as anything they could
have asked me. So I just say, 'OK, we’re going to do it.'"

"I had some really meaningful interactions in and amongst all the
selfies," Clinton said.

Much as they had to adapt to YouTube in 2008 and 2012,
presidential candidates are all learning how to cope with the
flood of supporters seeking selfies this election cycle.

According to The New York Times, former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush (R) has a strategy for taking selfies with his shorter fans.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has added 20 minutes onto campaign
appearances so he can pose for selfies.
Despite misgivings, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) spent two
hours in New Hampshire recently chatting with primary
voters and taking selfies.

Clinton isn't nearly as selfie-averse as others in the 2016
field.

Former
Florida Governor and probable 2016 Republican presidential
candidate Jeb Bush poses for a selfie during a town hall
meetingAlvin
Baez

"Beyond the obvious narcissism of endlessly photographing oneself
and blasting it over social networks for others to admire,
selfies are dangerous — to animals, sports spectators, artwork
and the rest of us," Carson wrote.

The neurosurgeon reserved his strongest criticism for the
"selfie
stick."

"The selfie stick ushers in a new, even worse and more
dangerous era for the form," he said. "The stick doesn't just
validate selfies by building a cottage industry around them. It
also says, 'Snap them everywhere!'"